Chapter 4194: So Close Yet So Far Away

"You…"

Yu Jiuge was about to denounce the other party's shamelessness when Ye Bufan pulled her away.

"Alright, since he said he broke the Formation, then let's just say it was him."

"This…"

Yu Jiuge was utterly confused, not understanding what he meant. This was a bodhi tree that was hard to find in ten thousand years; was he just going to give it away?

Could it be that he was afraid of the other party being a Fourth Grade Saint Emperor? But she had witnessed Ye Tian's ability before; he should be no less than the other party, right?

Although she was puzzled, she still respected Ye Bufan's decision and did not say anything more.

Sha Tongtian burst into laughter. In his opinion, the other party was admitting defeat, intimidated by him.

"Nephew Huo, you performed well just now, so I'll give you a bodhi seed. Let's go to the island together."

He generously pulled Huo Tiancheng along, partly because he was pleased with the flattery, and partly because he wanted to build a good relationship with Lingxiao Sect.

The most crucial point was that this bodhi tree had three bodhi seeds. It was enough for him to get the bodhi heart plus two bodhi seeds.

Huo Tiancheng was ecstatic and immediately followed Sha Tongtian, flying towards the small Lake Heart Island.

Seeing Ye Bufan not stopping them at all, Yu Jiuge became anxious, but it was at this moment that a shocking scene appeared before her.

Sha Tongtian was a Fourth Grade Saint Emperor, and Huo Tiancheng had now advanced to First Grade. Their speed was naturally incredible.

Normally, the Lake Heart Island was only about a hundred zhang from here, reachable in the blink of an eye.

But at this moment, the two of them were flying at what appeared to be extreme speed, yet they remained motionless in their original spot, still suspended in mid-air.

"What's going on?"

Not only her, but more and more people were gathering here, already around a hundred, and each of them was dumbfounded and wide-eyed.

They simply couldn't understand what these two Saint Emperors were playing at. How could they be spinning in place and yet unable to advance at all?

Originally, Sha Tongtian looked at the bodhi tree with burning desire, but as time passed, he also realized something was wrong.

"This… this is another Formation!"

As a Twelfth-Order Celestial Alchemist, he should have normally discovered the abnormality here much earlier.

However, his eyes were solely fixed on the bodhi tree before, wishing he could grasp it immediately, so he wasn't focused. Furthermore, this Formation was of an extremely high Rank, and he only noticed something was amiss at this moment.

Huo Tiancheng struggled for a long time, unable to move an inch. He also sobered up from his extreme excitement, landed on his feet, and looked anxious.

"Great Master, what's going on?"

"There's another Formation here; it's a trapping Formation."

Calming himself down, Sha Tongtian roughly examined the Formation. It was a high-Rank trapping Formation called "A Foot Away, Yet a Thousand Miles."

As the name suggested, within this Formation, no matter how hard you tried, you couldn't move an inch. The bodhi tree was clearly right in front of you, yet you couldn't get close.

Huo Tiancheng anxiously asked, "Then what should we do? Can it be broken?"

"Of course!"

Sha Tongtian said this, but he didn't have much confidence in his heart, especially since he couldn't break the previous hidden Formation.

At this moment, he felt a bit of regret. He shouldn't have been so hasty; he should have waited a bit longer.

He should have waited for that Young man to go to the island, break this trapping Formation, and then he would make his move.

But now, thinking about it was too late. He had already boasted that he had broken the Formation, so now it would certainly be awkward to ask someone else to break it.

The most crucial thing was that even if he asked, they wouldn't listen, so he could only do it himself.

However, he still had some confidence. He didn't believe this trapping Formation would be as troublesome as the hidden Formation outside.

Thinking of this, he took out his golden compass again, pulled out a yellow Formation Flag, and began to study how to break the Formation.

Ye Bufan carefully looked at the bodhi seeds. There was still a little time until they matured, so he was content to watch quietly from the side.

Sha Tongtian searched for a long time and finally located a Formation eye. He raised his hand and inserted the yellow Formation Flag.

"Bang!"

With a muffled sound, his entire body flew out like a cannonball.

This backlash was even more intense than the last time. The violent energy explosion left him bruised and swollen, with blood streaming from his nose.

"Hahaha, you trash still want to break the Formation? That's hilarious…"

Xiao Qing seemed to find this even more interesting than a game console and sat down to watch with great interest.

Sha Tongtian was extremely ashamed and angry, embarrassed to the core. If it were any other scenario, he would probably turn around and leave immediately.

But now he was facing the bodhi tree. Seeing the treasure about to be within his grasp, he couldn't give up no matter what.

He was determined. Wiping the blood from his nose, he rushed back to break the Formation.

A quarter of an hour later, a figure flew out again, looking even more miserable than before, having lost two teeth.

The surrounding crowd was completely stunned. How could the First Immortal Array Master, once revered by thousands, be so useless and end up so tragically?

Ye Bufan's eyebrows twitched, and that doubt arose in his mind again.

He could see this Formation clearly. Although its Rank was very high, breaking it wasn't too difficult. Why did Sha Tongtian end up so miserably?

The Formation eye was clearly there, yet the other party just kept circling around it and couldn't find it.

Originally, he had prepared to make a move and snatch it as soon as the other party broke the Formation, but now it seemed completely unnecessary.

Could it be that the other party was only famous in name? But it didn't feel like that was the case.

Then there was only one reason: his own Legacy in Formation was extremely special, much more powerful than that of an ordinary Twelfth-Order Celestial Alchemist.

Next, a bizarre scene unfolded. Countless people gathered here, watching the First Immortal Array Master being abused and breaking the Formation again and again, as if watching a monkey show.

About two hours later, Sha Tongtian was so abused that he began to doubt his life. Were the Formation-breaking methods he learned all fake? Why were they completely useless here?

Huo Tiancheng was also somewhat at a loss beside him. He had originally wanted to cling to the other party's leg, but now it seemed he had clung to the wrong one.

And it was at this moment that the fragrance emitted by the bodhi seeds completely disappeared, meaning they were fully mature.

Ye Bufan no longer waited. He stood up again and walked over, delivering another kick.

With a cracking sound, the trapping Formation was broken, and "A Foot Away, Yet a Thousand Miles" ceased to exist.

Amidst countless disbelieving gazes, he led Xiao Qing and the others towards the Lake Heart Island.

"He broke the Formation again!"

At this moment, even the most foolish people in the surrounding crowd clearly understood what was happening. This Young man's Formation-breaking ability was a hundred times stronger than Sha Tongtian's.

This time, he was the one who broke the Formation. It should have been the same last time.

However, no one paid much attention to these details; all their gazes were fixed with burning desire on that bodhi tree.

"Hahaha, the treasure is mine!"

Sha Tongtian wiped away the continuously flowing nosebleed and let out a triumphant laugh.

In his opinion, although this Young man had extremely high Formation attainments, he was just a fool. Breaking the Formation like this only benefited him.

After his laughter, he soared into the air, heading directly towards the Lake Heart Island. Huo Tiancheng did the same, following closely behind.

The two of them moved faster and faster, surpassing Ye Bufan, and in the blink of an eye, they leaped onto the Lake Heart Island.

Sha Tongtian's Immortal Essence hand grabbed the bodhi tree, pulling it up by its roots, his face full of wild joy.

Huo Tiancheng, on the other hand, reached out and grabbed a bodhi seed, immediately stuffing it into his mouth.